Find out all about Guinea Pigs!

Guinea pigs can be very loving and entertaining pets to keep. They are quite easy to care for and don't require too much effort to clean, so follow these guidelines to keeping a guinea pig. These particular pets are very good house pets but can also be kept outside in a hutch as well. The house kept guinea pigs are usually very tame and often more tame than hutch guinea pigs but hutch guinea pigs develop a thicker coat for winter and there is a lesser risk of them getting cold.

Guinea pigs have become increasingly popular pets both in the UK and other countries. Guinea pigs have lots of advantages as house pets, they are basically odourless and are very cheap to buy food for. You will need to ensure that if you are going to get a guinea pig that you have company for it. Guinea pigs are group animals and if kept alone they will not be happy at all.